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The natural law that all phenomena arise "dependent upon" their own causes "in connection with" their individual conditions. The fact that no phenomena appear without a cause and none are made by an uncaused creator, but all arise exclusively due to the coincidence of causes and conditions. +
See Three natures. +
The chief disciple of Tilupa and the guru of Marpa in the Kagyu lineage. +
The first stage in the practice of mahamudra. +
Figurative expression for the abode of Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha. +
Intellectual comprehension, practical experience, and unchanging realization. +
The virtuous practices of perfecting the "two accumulations" of merit and wisdom. +
The first of the ten bhumis. +
Six abodes of the gods of the desire realm; seventeen abodes of the gods of the realm of form, and four abodes of the gods of the formless realm. +
Comprised of the abodes of hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and the gods of the six abodes of desire; it is called "desire realm" because of the torment by mental pain caused by gross desire and attachment. One of the "three realms." +
Synonymous with the path oj no-learning. +
See Sutra; Tantra. +
To avoid giving rise to non virtuous qualities, to abandon the ones that have arisen, to give rise to virtuous qualities, and to avoid letting the ones that have arisen degenerate. They are perfected on the medium stage of the path of accumulation. +
The mythological bird, able to travel with a single movement of its wings from one end of the universe to the other. +
Chandrakumara, another of Gampopa's names. +
See Five superknowledges. +
One of the numerous types of conduct. +
A contemporary master of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, who lives at Nagi Gompa in Nepal. +
The vajrayana empowerments, which ripen one's being with the capacity to realize the four kayas. +
Synonymous with buddhas. +
